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Friday, July 31, 2009

How To Teach Reading

Why teach reading?
There are many reasons why getting students to read English texts is an important partof the teacher's job.In the first place, many of them want to be able to read texts in English either for their careers, for study purposes or simply for pleasure. Anything we can do to make reading easier for them must be a good idea.
Reading is useful for other purposes too: any exposure to English (provided students understand it more or less) is good thing for language students. At the very least, some of the language sticks in their minds as part of the process of language acquisition, and if the reading text is especially interesting and enganging, acquisition is likely to be even more succesful.
Reading texts also provide good models for English writing. When we teach the skill of writing, we will need to show students models of what we are encourage them to do.
Reading texts also provide oppurtunities to study language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and the way we construct sentences, paragraphs and texts. Lastly, good reading texts can introduce interesting topics, stimulate discussion, excite imaginative responses and be the springboard for well-rounded, fascinating lessons.

Test Your English Idiom

here a several question to test your english idiom

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Classroom Management

Every good teacher must have a good management and every good manager it's a profesional teacher especially when he can combine between manage the student and manage himself. and below it's a several info and knowledge about classroom management. have a look
Classroom Management                                                                                                                        

and as a teacher we should be a good manager for our student and good manager for ourself
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17310983/Classroom-Management

Talking about Education 2

Education, everybody talks about education, what it’s mean, generally education can mean the way to go out from fooliness, poor life, miscerable thing, and all bad thing that can be happen with us if we be a uneducated person.

 People can do anyting to get a better education, they can sacrifice anything to get a better education especially for their kids. They can sold his property or take a loan, just to get a better education for their children. Not all family in this world can get a good education, and sometimes their haven’t enough spirit to get it.

This is because several things, that can influence peoples spirit to get education. Some case it’s because family problem, lazynest, wide vision, flat mind, etc. but from several cause that can influence people spirit to get education. There is a major problem that can be the problem for we all on this earth, there is  “The Poor”. Not all people in the world birth to this earth with riches or have a good living with happy family in their side.
Many people birth in poor, illness, unhappy family, disaster, etc. especially in development countries like southeast asia, africa, east asia, several country in north america or south america. There are a lot unhappy family that have kids and can’t get a education because they are poor or in the middle of war, conflict, disaster, etc.

How lucky people that live in a good prosperity and rained with a huge money from their parents. But several people that can life like that sometimes annouying their education because they thing “ there is no credit to get better education” cause their parent have a lot of money, and they thing their parents can’t be a poor and their money can’t be running out. This is so wrong, just because our parents it’s a rich man it’s not mean we as their children abandone our education because we thing our parents money it can’t be running out.

Education is a base for all principle in this world, all great thinker not just come out with a single day. Their come with a process that run in a years. It’s a shame if we have opportunity to get better education but we can’t use it wisely, because in out there. There are so many unfortuned children that live in southeast asia, africa, and all development countries that can haven’t education because they don’t have a opportunity to get it.

We are so young, so fresh, so strong, so smart to think foolishly. So don’t waste your time in nothing, if you have opportunity to get a education you must use it in maximally, because not all peoples in this world have opportunity like you are.


Thursday, July 2, 2009

Writing Symbol

in academic writing we always found a symbol that lecture gave to correct our writes. so for to know further about it, please lets the picture below, there are several common symbol that always use by lecture in academic writing especially to correct our final exam (tesist, proposal, etc)
 
so for more explaination about how to use that symbol please check picture number 2 below;
 and i hope this information can help you to build your writing skill

Total Physical Responce

What is TPR?
TPR (total physical response) is a method of teaching language using physical movement to react to verbal input in order to reduce student inhibitions and lower their affective filter. It allows students to react to language without thinking too much, facilitates long-term retention, and reduces student anxiety and stress. In order to implement TPR effectively, it is necessary to plan regular sessions that progress in a logical order, and to keep several principles in mind.

TPR is not: Simon says, gesture based songs, simply using commands to practice English.
What's so good about TPR anyway?
● Easy to implement/no translation
TPR instruction requires no translation or L1 support. It can help students and teachers make the transition to an English language environment.
● New playing field: no disadvantage for academically weaker students
TPR does not depend on left-brain, “academic” skills. This gives all students a chance to shine in a new environment.
● Trains students to react to language and not think about it too much
TPR requires an instant reaction. As there is no time to think during TPR practice,students can break the bad habit of over-analyzing language and become more comfortable with “going with the flow”, or guessing from context.
● Reduces pressure and stress for students
TPR does not require a spoken response from students. Also, if implemented properly,students always understand what is happening during TPR practice, resulting in increased confidence and a lowering of the affective filter.
● Different style of teaching/learning
TPR can be a break for both students and teachers, a refreshingly different style of teaching. Judiciously used, it can break up a lesson or day and keep students alert.
● Long-term retention/“magic” effect
TPR results in long-term retention of language items, and the constant repetition and recycling involved reinforces this leading to a “magic” learning experience.
● Repetition is disguised: more effective input
Skillful use of TPR allows us to drill language targets repeatedly without losing student interest.
● Addresses important weakness of Asian students 
students, due to teaching methods and their school environment, have tended to be strong at reading and writing English, and weak at listening and speaking. TPR addresses this by working on students' aural comprehension, at the same time as forcing them to be active listeners.
● Perfect for TT
TPR is perfect for team-teaching classes, as with two teachers one can serve as the model while the other calls out commands.
● Hard to show
Results come from regular, planned application. One shot lessons, while perhaps interesting or diverting, do not yield the same results as a carefully thought out series of lessons.

The Theories behind TPR
● Childhood language acquisition theories
Children are exposed to huge amounts of language input before speaking. Language learners can also benefit from following this “natural” progression from comprehension to production, instead of the more normal situation where learners are asked to produce instantly.
● The right brain/left brain divide
The left brain can be described as logical, one-track, and cynical. It is used when analyzing, talking, discussing, etc. Most classroom activities in Asia are aimed at the left brain. The right brain is used when moving, acting, using metaphor, drawing, pointing, etc. It is targeted by sports and extra-curricular activities in Asian schools.
When language is taught by lecturing or explaining, the cynical left brain is targeted and the information is kept in short term memory (if at all). It is soon forgotten as it never becomes “real” to the student.When language is taught actively through movement, the right brain “believes” the information and retains it, in the same way that skills such as swimming or riding a bicycle are remembered long term.
● Lowering stress and the affective filter
Students learn more when they are relaxed. This is because the affective filter, a mental barrier between the students and the information, is raised when students are nervous or uncomfortable. When the affective filter is high, learners find it harder to understand, process, and remember information.TPR helps reduce the affective filter because it is less threatening than traditional language activities. Students do not have to produce language. Mistakes are unimportant and easily (and painlessly) corrected by the teacher. Language is remembered easily and long-term.

Some principles
● Prepare a script
It is essential to prepare a script for what you want to do, as it is extremely important not to change the language half way through. It is also important to recombine previously learned language in new ways. These factors, combined with the pace necessary for successful TPR instruction, mean that it is extremely difficult
to improvise the commands.
● Build on what has gone before
TPR instruction should be seen as a progression, with new language being added to and combined with the old every session.
● Recycle language and review extensively
On a similar note, previously learned language should be reviewed and cycled into lessons constantly in order to reinforce it.
● Don't change the target language
While it can be useful to introduce synonyms, it is extremely important that the language not be changed half-way through a session. This is extremely confusing for students.
● Be good-natured and positive
In order for students to relax and feel comfortable, during TPR practice the teacher should project a friendly and positive manner.
● Introduce limited number of new items and manipulate them extensively
It is very important to limit the number of new items in order to avoid student overload and to allow students to process and absorb the language. New and old language should be manipulated in a variety of ways in order to give students a large amount of practice.
● Incorporate some humor
Once students are used to TPR practice, introducing a limited amount of humor intothe class can greatly increase students interest and enjoyment.
● Students don't speak
Students should not be forced to repeat the commands or otherwise speak until they are ready.
● Students don't “help” each other
Students should not need help with the TPR commands, as the meaning should be obvious from context/the teachers' explanation/previously learned language.Translating commands into Asian reverts to left brain input, and the benefits of TPR are lost. Student listening abilities are also not improved.

How can ALTs implement TPR in our schools?
● TPR as warm-up
Taking five minutes at the beginning of each class to do a TPR style warm-up would be an easy way to introduce TPR to your classes.
● Preview/pre-teach language
By using TPR to pre-teach the language students will encounter in future lessons, you can reduce the difficulty of those lessons.
● TPR in regular classes
TPR can complement normal classes by enhancing student motivation and confidence, developing students listening ability, and breaking up the routine through “brainswitching”.
● TPR in elective classes
Elective classes are a great opportunity to really explore the possibilities TPR has to offer.
● TPR in elementary school
TPR is perfect for elementary school classes, as students are used to learning in a variety of ways and particularly enjoy movement.
● Room set-up
If possible, the room should be set up so that all students can see the action easily, and so that teachers have fairly good access to most students.

Resources
TPR
Learning Another Language Through Actions
by James J. Asher
Instructor's Notebook: How to Apply TPR for Best Results
by Ramiro Garcia
TPR World
http://www.tpr-world.com/
TPR Storytelling
http://www.tprstorytelling.com/

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

what are they................?

What are…….?

Word, a group of letter which has a meaning
Example;  enlargement, hospital, house, etc

Phrase, a group of word which has meaning but there is no subject and verb
Example; the relation between your family and my parents

Clause,is a sentences but a part of sentences
Example; and most of the villagers harvest their cassava

Sentence, is a group of word which is meaningfull and consist of subject and verb, beginning with capital letter and ending by pullstop. And sentences divided by 3


  • Simple sentence, is a sentence that consist of one subject and one verb;Example ; she cries
  • Compound sentence, is  a sentence that consist of independent clause
  • Complex sentence, is a sentence that consist of main clause and sub ordinate clause or more


Main Clause is a main sentence of a complex sentence

Sub ordinate Clause is a clause which don’t have meaningfull if it is separated from the main clause
Example ; the old man who wearing a black suit. it is my grandfather

Independent Clause is a clause which is meaningfull although it is separated from other clause
Example ; my mother is cooking at the kitchen and my father read a newspaper

Dependent Clause is have same definition with sub ordinate Clause

Sub ordinator of adjective Clauses
Who → replaces a person as subject
Whom → replaces a person as object
Whose → replaces possesion
Which → replaces animal or thing
That → replaces person or non person
When → replaces time
Where → replaces place
Why → eplaces reason

The Form of Pronoun

In English we always use the pronoun to replace a person or a thing in the way we talk, writing or something else, see the table below to know the form and change of pronoun
 
this is a few example using the pronoun
- Shally buy a new dress ----------- she buy a new dress
   she replace name of Shally
- Erwin, Budi, and Nasir are My Friends ----------------- They  are My Friends
   they replace names if friends
- They repair my home and they do it by themselves.
   they change into reflexive pronoun into themselves
- We always got a present from Shally ------------------- we always got a present from her
   her replace name of shally as an object
so its more easy if we want more practice with more exercise. so have a try.

Road To Prototype Curiculum

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